There are hundreds of shortline railroads across North America. The majority are spin-offs from trackage no longer wanted by Class One’s and other bigger companies. However, only a few retain a name & original track miles since their birth. Join us as we ...more info

An incredible variety of trains and motive power is what makes railfanning this stretch of the former New York Central “Water Level Route” so reqarding! Join us for over 2 years of coverage and see our best catches in this area that we like to call “The ...more info

From the video cameras of Tim Wakeman and Jerry Albertie, this exciting look at some great action on the NYS&W "S & U" lines (The Northern Division) will bring back memories, teach the history and capture the highlights of operations from 1987 to 1997! You ...more info

Explore Wyoming's Powder River coal country and beyond. From breathtaking canyon views to non-stop action on a four track mainline, you'll see BNSF & Union Pacific trains in many locations & especially on the amazing Orin Subdivision! ...more info

Across grassland prairies, rolling plains, over immense bridges and through scenic badlands, the rail lines criss-crossing America’s Heartland carry the freight that nourishes a continent and beyond. In this presentation you will see railroads at work in the ...more info

This is VHS footage shot a long time ago. The quality is good all things considered. The footage has been digitally captured, enhanced and mastered but you may see or hear a few minor audio/video glitches. Otherwise this is 3 hours of Conrail action at its ...more info

In the months right after the merger with the Santa Fe, Hal Pantti explored Burlington Northern's "Coal Country". Beginning at Lincoln, Nebraska, Hal traveled to Alliance. Then he followed a loop, traveling over the Angora, Valley, Canyon, Orin, Black Hills, ...more info

From alliance, nebraska, bnsf's sand hills subdivision moves high volumes of powder river basin coal to the east and other regions. In this program, you'll see trains from a variety of locations, mainly on the western (and more scenic) portion of the line. ...more info

In the months right after the merger with the Santa Fe, Hal Pantti explored two of Burlington Northern's most important main lines, the ex-Northern Pacific from Eastern Montana into Minnesota, and the ex-Chicago, Burlington & Quincy from Galesburg, Illinois ...more info

It took some time, but the production of this program was a big project, involving several people. We've added maps, graphics, narration, and lots of details to classic footage from Tim Wakeman, and have taken our production values to another new level! In ...more info

From high priority intermodal trains to unit trains of contaminated soil, CSXT's Mohawk Subdivision see perhaps more of a variety of action than any other line in North America! During 2012 we were trackside countless times, and were recording ...more info

Witness some incredible scenes from a very interesting period on GTI. We cover many of the popular railfanning locations in central and western Massachusetts along with a quick look at Binghamton, NY. Guilford's final years of Delaware & Hudson ownership ...more info

This program features great Norfolk Southern action filmed in 1990 at Roanoke, VA, The west end of the Christiansburg District, the South end of the Pocahontas District, Bluefield, WV and more! Witness an exciting variety of unique NS power, cabooses, and ...more info

A LOOK BACK ON CANADIAN PACIFIC'S D&H NORTH END This program is a digitally remastered "re-production" of one of our earlier popular programs titled "Today's Delaware & Hudson". This program has been unavailable for over 6 years due ...more info

An incredible journey back in time when MLW's ruled Canadian Pacific's Quebec Division! In the late 1980's on Canadian Pacific's Quebec Division, the machines of Montreal Locomotive Works reigned supreme. The Canadian Pacific operated pure sets of ...more info

An incredible journey back in time when MLW's ruled Canadian Pacific's Quebec Division! Volume Two starts with action at Smiths Falls, Ontario, including an outstanding pacing sequence. Then we head to Quebec, where the C.P.R. operated pure sets of ...more info

An incredible journey back in time when MLW's ruled Canadian Pacific's Quebec Division! In the late 1980's on Canadian Pacific's Quebec Division, the machines of Montreal Locomotive Works reigned supreme. The Canadian Pacific operated pure sets of ...more info

This trip was taken in June of 1987 when the train was still operating on it's original route! The Famous "Canadian" Passenger train no longer runs the route of CP Rail, VIA cutbacks put the train on the route of CN's "Super Continental" in 1990. ...more info

This program features some great action, conjuring images of past railfan experiences. The decade of the '80's was period of great change to the New England rail scene. The Boston & Maine morphed into Guilford, the Providence and Worcester was becoming a ...more info

Action on the Central Vermont, Vermont Railway and the Providence & Worcester. This program covers these regional lines during late 1992 and early 1993, including lots of midwinter drama on the CV and VTR, along with autumn colors on the P&W! ...more info

The Bangor and Aroostook and the St. Lawrence and Atlantic are often an afterthought when it comes to Maine railroading. The Maine Central will never be the same, but BAR and the StL&A maintain the hospitality and charm that the MEC lost when taken over ...more info

The scenic Canadian Pacific's D&H line, so rich in history, is covered in this program from Delanson to Oneonta, NY. Lots of warm sunshine gives great autumn light to a variety of trains filmed from the producer's favorite locations. Brief on screen ...more info

From several months prior to the CSX takeover until after the event, this video shows the changes that took place as CR was giving way to CSX. The scenic Berkshire Mountains of western Massachusetts are the backdrop for lots of exciting action. All trains ...more info

There were yet more changes for railroads in the northeast from 1995 to 1999. Action includes Iron Roads Railway's Bangor & Aroostook and Canadian American Railroads. On the St.L&A, CN MLW420's were operating once again. In Massachusetts, the ...more info

In 1968, the New York Central, with lines from New York, New Jersey, Boston and Chicago all merging at Selkirk, NY, took advantage of the location of the small town's strategic location and built a massive facility to handle the job of classifying freight to ...more info

Here is the complete coverage of 8 days of railfanning in east-central Indiana and central Illinois. This program is presented as both a railfan's journal and as a railroad documentary. Every train is identified with an on-screen graphic with its symbol, ...more info

EMD's unique AC-Traction locomotive that fell in an unusual position between the more common SD70MAC's and SD90MAC's. Only 30 of them were built and all became the property of Conrail. The 5000 horsepower brutes could be found across the Conrail system, they ...more info

This program covers three more years of great railroad action in the northeast. The focus is on lines in southern New England and eastern New York State. Included are the P&W, Green Mountain, Guilford, CP (D&H), CSX, Amtrak and more. See heavy ...more info

In early 2006, the Providence and Worcester Railroad , already proven to be an innovator in the Northeast, took another step forward. This time, with the cooperation of four other railroads, the P&W moved seven trains of coal from the port of Providence ...more info